JUVENILE ADJUD.; YOUTH CHALLENGE ACAD. S.B. 471:
SUMMARY OF BILL
REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE
Senate Bill 471 (as reported without amendment)
CONTENT
The bill would amend the juvenile code to require a court to determine, for purposes of an application for an order setting aside an adjudication, that the applicant's circumstances and behavior warranted setting aside the adjudication if the applicant had completed the Michigan Youth ChalleNGe Academy program.
Generally, a person who has been adjudicated of not more than one juvenile offense that would be a felony if committed by an adult and not more than three juvenile offenses, of which not more than one may be a juvenile offense that would be a felony if committed by an adult, and who has no felony convictions, may file an application with the adjudicating court for the entry of an order setting aside an adjudication.
Except as otherwise provided, if the court determines that the circumstances and behavior of the applicant from the date of his or her adjudication to the filing of the application warrant setting aside the adjudication (or adjudications) and that setting aside the adjudication (or adjudications) is consistent with the public welfare, the court may enter an order setting aside the adjudication. Under the bill, if the applicant submitted to the court a certificate of completion from the Michigan Youth ChalleNGe Academy showing that he or she had completed that program, the court would have to determine that the applicant's circumstances and behavior warranted setting aside the adjudication.
MCL 712A.18e Legislative Analyst: Jeff Mann
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.
Date Completed: 9-20-17 Fiscal Analyst: Ryan Bergan
This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.